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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Florida ocean records ‘unprecedented’ temperatures similar to a hot tub

Florida Ocean Brian McNoldy Joseph Prezioso AFPGetty Images NOAA The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States
Fish swim around a coral reef in Key West, Florida, where shallow waters topped 100F for several hours on Tuesday.
Fish swim around a coral reef in Key West, Florida, where shallow waters topped 100F for several hours on Tuesday. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images

The surface ocean temperature around the Florida Keys soared to 101.19F (38.43C) this week, in what could be a global record as ocean heat around the state reaches unprecedented extremes.

A water temperature buoy located in the waters of Manatee Bay at the Everglades national park recorded the high temperature late on Monday afternoon, US government data showed. Other nearby buoys topped 100F (38C) and the upper 90s (35-37C).

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